The firefighting helicopter named “Nefes” (which suggests “Breath” in Turkish) acquired by the Turkish Forestry Directorate from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is ready to satisfy its obligation of safeguarding the nation’s forests within the nation’s southwestern Muğla province.
The cruising pace of the helicopter, which was named by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, can attain 222 kph (138 mph) with a most pace of as much as 358 kph (222 mph).
The Nefes is ready to drop as much as 2.5 tons of water at a time and is provided to participate in search-and-rescue efforts apart from firefighting.
Nefes is the first-ever firefighting helicopter within the stock of the Forestry Directorate.
The stock of the Forestry Directorate was bolstered with an extra fleet, together with a forest firefighting helicopter and planes, in a ceremony held within the capital Ankara initially of May.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
